The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-05
Fashion Notes.

Chinchilla is still the fashionable fur
for children.
Plain and silk-striped serge arc used
in combination.
The square neck again appears upon
bridal and full-dress toilets.
The newest ties for bonnets are of rib
bon two to three inches wide.
Plush is as much in vogue for chill
dren's dresses as grown people.
Light reddish brown plush is favor
te material for children's dresses.
Wired beads in lace patterns are used
to finish the edges of poke bonnets.
New metallic buttons are square in
shape. the design being an open fan in
relief.
Daiuty plastrons are made of folds of
blue, maize or pink crepe bordered with
Irish guipure.
Gray gloves embroidered with black
arc the fancy for the hour for use with
black costumes.
Loose sleeves, drawn in to a cuff at the
wrist. are used upon the English
| "blouSe" costumes.
Embroidered crepe lisse with delicate
designs and scolloped edges is used for
jabots and ruching.
Epaulcttcs are popular with slender
ladies. as they give an appearance OF
breadth to the figure.
Some Few gloves have three rows of
broad stitching on the back, and are
fastened by four large buttons.
An odd trimming for waists consists
Of but one cpaulette, attached to cord
and trimmings for but one side.
Bands of velvet or plush from four to
six inches in width are favorite trim
ming for the foot of wool skirts.
The latest fashion in gloves, whether
for day or evening wear, is to have heavy
lines Of stitching down the back.
Iretty evening frocks for little girls
arc of cream-white cashmere gathered
into q plush yoke of the same tint.
underskirts of gray and black silk
m Green have a number of founces in the
back. If properly made they sit excel
lently.
Tailor costumes are decorated with
three sizes of buttons, large for the
skirt, medium for the jacket, small for
the basque.
Promenade and tailor costumes have
very long Araperies both front and back,
leav ng both sides of the skirt open from
the hips down.
Many young ladies are adopting the
braided coil at the back of the head in
place OF the high couture which has been
so universally popular.
Cut jet trimmings for mantles and
bodices arc mostly in one piece, the neck.
band, craulettes, plastron and V-shaped
piece for the back being united.
Elegant gowns have skirts of Roman
striped bcngaline and velvet, with
polonaises of faillc FRANCHISE in one plalo
color. according with one of the colors
of the Roman stripe.
Bulgarian hoods are becoming to
pretty fuces. They resemble the oda-
iispue hcuddrcss, having the stiff en-
broidcrcd front; over this is draped fine
nuns yelling, which gives ample protec-
ton to head and neck.
A charming fan of dark hellotrope
gauze has Scotch thistlcs in mauve and
s1lvcry tones painted on the edge:
Daiatv birds are perchcd upon the still
leaves. The effect is exceedingly light
and airy.
Velvet basques may be made more
clabolte for drcssy wear by the addition
of plastrons OF shirred net, pink, blue or
yellow. The shirring is effected by mar.
row ribbons, and the phstroa is oat.
lined by velvet revers. Bands of gathered
net are set around the neck and form un-
dcrslsevc puffs.